| Delta Phi Delta |
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| Founded | January 10, 1909; 115 years ago (January 10, 1909) as the Palette Club
University of Kansas |
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| Type | Honor Society |
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| Affiliation | ACHS (former) |
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| Emphasis | Art |
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| Mission statement | To promote art in the United States, to encourage high scholarship, and to recognize superior accomplishment in the fine arts and related arts. |
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| Publication | Palette |
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| Chapters | 38 |
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| Members | 13,450 collegiate |
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| Headquarters | 1106 Cody
Hays, KS 67601
USA |
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Delta Phi Delta (ΔΦΔ) is a national art honorary society. Organized as the Palette Club on January 10, 1909 at the University of Kansas, it was renamed Delta Phi Delta on 28 May 1912. The society is open to men and women. Its official magazine, the Palette, started publication in 1911.[1]
The Fraternity counts Foster Gribble as its founder.[2]
The society's key features the Greek letters Delta Phi Delta across an art pallet.[3]
Chapter list
The chapters chartered until 1964:[2]
- 1909 Alpha, University of Kansas
- 1918 Beta, University of Montana
- 1919 Gamma, University of Minnesota
- 1920 Delta, Bethany College
- 1920 Epsilon, Washburn University
- 1921 Eta, University of Wisconsin
- 1921 Zeta, Chicago Art Institute
- 1922 Theta, Ohio Wesleyan University
- 1922 Kappa, North Dakota
- 1922 Lambda, Drake
- 1922 Iota, Ohio
- 1924 Mu, Missouri
- 1926 Nu, James Millikin
- 1928 Omicron, Iowa State
- 1929 Pi, California
- 1930 Rho, Colorado
- 1930 Sigma, Washington State
- 1930 Tau Miami ( Ohio )
- 1931 Upsilon, Southern California
- 1932 Phi, Montana State
- 1932 Chi, Edinboro State ( Pa . )
- 1936 Psi, Nebraska
- 1936 Omega Oklahoma
- 1936 Alpha Alpha, New Mexico
- 1938 Alpha Beta, California Arts and Crafts
- 1938 Alpha Gamma, Colorado State ( Greeley )
- 1939 Alpha Delta, Ohio State
- 1940 Alpha Epsilon, Texas Woman ' s
- 1941 Alpha Zeta, Cincinnati
- 1944 Alpha Eta, Ball State
- 1945 Alpha Theta, Southwest Missouri State
- 1946 Alpha Kappa, San Jose State
- 1946 Alpha Lambda, Indiana State ( Pa . )
- 1948 Alpha Mu, Michigan State
- 1948 Alpha Nu, Illinois Wesleyan
- 1948 Alpha Xi, Bowling Green
- 1949 Alpha Omicron, Puget Sound
- 1951 Alpha Pi, Bradley
- 1952 Alpha Rho, Kansas State
- 1956 Alpha Sigma, Mount Mary ( Wis . )
- 1959 Alpha Tau, St . Mary, Omaha, Neb
- 1960 Alpha Upsilon, Purdue
- 1960 Alpha Phi, East Carolina
- 1964 Alpha Chi, Coll . of St . Catherine ( Minn . )
- 1964 Alpha Psi, Northern State ( N . D . )
Laureate members
Delta Phi Delta has honored the following well known artists with Laureate memberships.[2]
